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Is Chronic Joint And Muscle Pain Due To Rheumatoid Arthritis?
For the past year i have had chronic joint and muscle pain.Especially ib the A.M. may hands are hard to close and my joints crack and pop.Iam 57 and play alot of golf.I have 1-2 very deep tissue massages per week and use a hot tub daily.Is tis just age or could it be Lyme or Rheumatoid Arhritis.
Thu, 28 Jul 2016
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If multiple joints in your body are affected it likely isn't just older age osteoarthritis and could well be rheumatoid arthritis so you need blood work that includes antinuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor, sed rate and C reactive protein. Lyme disease is unlikely given what you've told me but you should be screened for it too
If multiple joints in your body are affected it likely isn't just older age osteoarthritis and could well be rheumatoid arthritis so you need blood work that includes antinuclear antibody, rheumatoid factor, sed rate and C reactive protein. Lyme disease is unlikely given what you've told me but you should be screened for it too
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